On 27/09/2014 20:27, Doctor John wrote:
> On 27/09/14 20:18, clipka wrote:
>>
>> Just noticed that I might have picked the wrong word here: What I meant

>> is highly valued, because they are experts, are perceived as such, or
>> for some other reason are presumed to know better than most people. Not
>> sure whether there's a single matching word for this in English.
>>
>
> I think the words are perfectly equivalent. We might prefix
> 'authorities' with 'respected' but it's not generally necessary.
>


Or prefix it with cursed, damned, bloody etc.
Not always respected, often loathed.

I would just say experts.

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Regards
     Stephen

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